Online Gatherings |
Virtual Dhamma Talks on Zoom
with Ajahn Achalo
Zoom meetings are one way to encourage some people to contemplate the Dhamma and it’s practice together.
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The live-streams are recorded and then shared on the YouTube channel later. This section of our website links to these uploads directly, and the subjects which were discussed are presented clearly alongside each link, so that you can identify and listen to subjects of particular interest.
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Latest live recording - 24 May 2023
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Questions
Q1: Is there such a thing as the ripening of bad kamma that prevents one from doing wholesome things? Could it be that it arises from one wrong view? How does one overcome such obstacles?
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Q2: I would like to understand what could be the karmic cause of being abandoned and hurt by people I am romantically attached to in my life? Could I have hurt other people in the past too? How should I alleviate this bad kamma?
Q3: In a recent Q&A session, you briefly mentioned that there is intentional and unintentional kamma. I wondered if you could elaborate on this, e.g. in terms of stepping on ants in the forest. What is the difference between the workings of intentional kamma and the workings of unintentional kamma?
Q4: In the beginning I had 100% saddha/faith in the Buddhist path of dana, sila and bhavana - generosity, virtue and mental cultivation. But currently I am totally losing faith in it. Kindly provide some tips to regain my faith in the 8 fold path.
Q5: How should I apologize to all of the ajahns who I have intentionally or unintentionally made many mistakes towards by body, speech and mind? For example, when I promised to stay in the monastery for 2 weeks, because of my own kilesa I could not stand it and I left. I gave a lot of dishonest reasons to get out of the monastery. Should I go to all ajahns’ places personally to ask forgiveness?
Q6: Recently I've been looking for a job. I often think of many unpleasant memories from the past few jobs, such as being treated unreasonably by my boss. I cannot let go of these scary memories. I tried to seek some advice from social workers, but it didn't help. Any suggestions?
Q7: I’m struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome after cancer. Do you have any guidance with dealing with that and chronic pain in general?
Q3: In a recent Q&A session, you briefly mentioned that there is intentional and unintentional kamma. I wondered if you could elaborate on this, e.g. in terms of stepping on ants in the forest. What is the difference between the workings of intentional kamma and the workings of unintentional kamma?
Q4: In the beginning I had 100% saddha/faith in the Buddhist path of dana, sila and bhavana - generosity, virtue and mental cultivation. But currently I am totally losing faith in it. Kindly provide some tips to regain my faith in the 8 fold path.
Q5: How should I apologize to all of the ajahns who I have intentionally or unintentionally made many mistakes towards by body, speech and mind? For example, when I promised to stay in the monastery for 2 weeks, because of my own kilesa I could not stand it and I left. I gave a lot of dishonest reasons to get out of the monastery. Should I go to all ajahns’ places personally to ask forgiveness?
Q6: Recently I've been looking for a job. I often think of many unpleasant memories from the past few jobs, such as being treated unreasonably by my boss. I cannot let go of these scary memories. I tried to seek some advice from social workers, but it didn't help. Any suggestions?
Q7: I’m struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome after cancer. Do you have any guidance with dealing with that and chronic pain in general?
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Live recordings of recent zoom meetings with details on all topics discussed and the questions answered.
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Month by month, library of recordings of online Dhamma Talks since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Watch recordings of Dhamma Talks by Ajahn Achalo to groups, also on retreat, and other presentations.
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Please contact JOYCE LIM, mention that you are a subscriber of this website and request the password and ID. If there is space available, you will need to download the zoom app. The free version is good enough. Please write your name and country in your user name so that we can see where people are joining in from. Questions or subjects to be covered in a follow up session can be asked via the chat function on the Zoom app once you’ve logged into the actual session.
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